Brazil vs Brunei Darussalam: Age dependency ratio, young
Brazil
28.0%
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam
28.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
128th
Brunei Darussalam rank
126th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
How they compare
Brunei Darussalam currently reports 28.6% against 28.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brazil ranks 128th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Brunei Darussalam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Brunei Darussalam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.7% | 89.2% | 6.5% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1970s | 72.6% | 74.4% | 1.8% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 59.5% | 3.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 51.7% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.3% | 1.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 33.0% | 0.2% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 29.1% | 0.2% | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Brazil or Brunei Darussalam?
- Brunei Darussalam, at 28.6% against 28.0% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Brazil and Brunei Darussalam?
- 0.6%, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Brunei Darussalam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Brazil ranks 128th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 126th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.